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The phone is a remarkably complex, simple device,
and very rarely ever needs repairs, once you fix them. Dan/Panther

I acquired a 143Aw receiver with an old railroad scissorback just purchased on ebay. After wiping it with liquid metal polish I was much cleaner and shinier but the bakelite surface is slightly roughened from years of use and dirt. I tried buffing it with a shoe brush but no luck. Is there a specific polish and application method anyone can recommend that can help restore the final shine? Thanks,Bob Farber

On smaller parts like the receiver and handsets, I've had good luck with a power buffer. I use one of those stick compounds and use an electric buffing wheel - smooths out the roughness and gives it a nice black shine.

If you want to go the buffing route, that was addressed on the forum and this is one link, with posts following this one, which gets into buffing plastic and bakelite with some very good examples of completed work.